Warwickshire Restaurant Guide

“Although it looks just like a village pub from the outside” and has an agreeably “unassuming” approach, Andreas Antona’s well-accoladed venture “maintains extremely high standards” – “way better than just posh pub food”. “Chef Adam Bennett and his very able staff do not put a single foot wrong” and this “is a fine restaurant” with “some exquisite cooking and presentation” and “an Interesting wine list with a wide range including some top vintages available by the glass”. “After 94 (and counting) visits, it’s a great place to have just up the road and a real joy to visit!”

This “excellent” – if “slightly camp” – “old-school Italian” moved into ornately decorated new premises in January 2019, with the addition of an oyster bar (“daily seafood displayed on ice tempting you with plump oysters and delicate fizz!”). Regulars reckon it’s now “even better than ever” – a “magic little corner of Italy in the heart of Warwickshire”. Part of a local group, it has sibling venues in Leamington and Warwick.

This “exceptional” venue – part 200-year-old country pub, part contemporary brasserie – has an eclectic menu of global dishes and is “always super value for a leisurely lunch”. It “now has very good rooms for overnighters”.

“Well worth a slightly twisty drive” – this “beautifully modernised little place” on the edge of the Cotswolds was re-launched a couple of years ago by the team formerly at The Chef’s Dozen in Chipping Campden, and has won a major reputation for its “really first class cooking” – “unusual dishes, all sourced with local ingredients” and “particularly game” (shot to order). In October 2019, Michelin awarded it a star.

“Pleasant and friendly” venue off the main drag: modern British dishes are “clearly made with both love and knowledge” in the semi-open kitchen, and “it’s good to interact with the chefs as they serve a course”; reasonable prices too.